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^^^ I'd second this. A couple of years ago I ran into a group of Girl Scouts at Cottonwood Lakes.

As I passed them on my way up to Old Army Pass I asked if they spent the night up here and one of them proudly said: "We spent FIVE nights up here!"

You will need a permit for overnight out there, but they are easier to get than overnight Mt Whitney.

Also, be sure to bring mosquito repellant.

Again, thanks Steve for all your help.

For me, Trail Pass has always been the easiest way to head down to the Kern River and loop around for a 7 day hike. I am more interested this year to see what damage was done down in the Kern.

Yes, I hope their answering the phone is more timely this year.

Paul

Minor correction is that it appears that these occurred on the Icehouse Canyon trail which is a bit SE of Mt Baldy. Because this canyon gets significantly less sun, it's generally colder and icier than the Baldy trails which are more sun exposed. I remember coming down this trail and stepping down on some ice that was hidden in a shadow and I managed to ice skate to safety.